The Department of Ecological Transition formally presented the Central Park of Adeje. It’s about a urban productive forest of more than 30,000 square meters that is located in the area that make up The Snows and the Towers. More than 16,000 square meters are planted with 25,000 plant, fruit, ornamental, aromatic, medicinal and culinary species. In this soil, the grove typical of a jungle space coexists with fruit trees, for which bananas, pineapple, papaya, mango, avocado, passion fruit, strawberry, guava, citrus fruits are obtained… Added to this are aromatic and medicinal vegetables, as well as an experimental reserve to introduce inappropriate species for this climate, in the case of kiwi, cherry or plum. The legumes and acacias, the “companion trees”, help the fruit trees “to be well” and serve as natural fertilizers. In addition to a botanical garden, with a lagoon of 290 cubic meterswetlands, trees and palm trees, it has an open nature classroom in which the different techniques applied in agroforestry can be appreciated, a productive system that integrates flora and fauna in the same space.
A productive forest is a multidiverse agroforestry ecosystem space, which is designed imitating a natural forest by combining, for this, types of plant species, which will seek to develop depending on the space available. This variety of plants allows us to take advantage of all the benefits and possibilities that derive from them. Depending on the combinations at the time of sowing, various products and food can be obtained. Parks with these characteristics provide environmental benefits and contribute to reducing the greenhouse effect, avoiding soil erosion and improving the level of groundwater.
It is estimated that one hectare of forest absorbs 18 tons of CO2, produces 12 tons of oxygen and provides another 13 tons of organic matter, as well as being a natural barrier to wind, rain and noise. With this commitment, the Adeje City Council reinforces its policy for triple sustainability: environmental, social and economic and, at the same time, it is committed to supporting global awareness-raising measures against climate change from the local level.
The characteristics
The park will have a total area of 30,000 square meters. In addition to being a productive, edible forest and a botanical garden, it will also become a open nature classroom in which you can appreciate the different techniques of agroforestry, syntropic agroforestry, among others. In this same space, it is expected that there will be a product market, as well as a space for training on issues related to agriculture. Currently, 1,500 square meters of the park are used for cultivation. Given the variety of the plants, a ton of vegetables has been harvested for three months, of which a percentage is sent to the Municipal Food Bank.
Manuel Luis Méndez, Councilor for Ecological Transition, Land Management, Development and Employment, led the presentation of the Adeje Central Park, a project included in the III Mission of the TREEMAC project (Interreg MAC Program 2014-2020), organized by the Adejero City Council with the collaboration of Gesplan and Foresta that will culminate this Friday, December 2. The presentation of the park was also attended by Sergio Armas from Fundación Foresta, Juan Pestano from the company Tragsatec and Juan Hernandez, designer of the productive forest project.
This third international mission of the TREEMAC project intended to promote the exchange of experiences regarding the conservation and protection of the environment. Includes the development of the seminar Conservation and Management of Macaronesian Biodiversityin which there will be presentations on invasive species, presentations of the project will be made in different territories and will serve as a forum to value the Parque Central adejero as one of the local initiatives to take into account.
Of the more than 30,000 square meters it occupies, around 16,000 square meters are currently planted
The Central Park of Adeje tries to “offer the population a different green space within the city and a carbon sink with which to reduce the emissions that cause the degradation of the ozone layer, being a pioneer in the Islands and serving as an example for future conservation improvement projects”, stressed Manuel Luis Méndez Martín. The councilor claimed that “this space will function as a place for citizens where events will be held in nature, workshops and practical activities to raise awareness and environmental education, training actions, volunteering, etc.” He appreciated that “this project has given us the opportunity to meet and work with all the partners, promoting knowledge and exchange of the different territories, which is one of the most enriching elements of this program ”.
The visits
Visits to the central park are scheduled for 2023, they will be completely free and guided and registration will be required. This protocol is necessary because the park is still under construction, therefore, on visiting days the works must be stopped so that people can see the park without any risk.
People interested in taking guided tours from 2023 must sign up in advance, they can do so by phone at 822.247.901.
The TREEMAC project is based on the creation of a Euro-African network of natural spaces to promote the improvement of knowledge, appreciation and management of biodiversity and ecosystems. The objective of the project is to contribute to the awareness of the population and the improvement of public knowledge regarding conservation and protection of the environment, through the creation of green infrastructures and the improvement of ecological, economic and socially sustainable forest management. , structured in three blocks: awareness, participation and conservation, with a total budget of 2,040,000 euros, 85% co-financed by FEDER funds from the European Union.
The INTERREG VA Spain-Portugal MAC Cooperation Program (Madeira-Azores-Canary Islands) 2014-2020, approved by the European Commission on June 3, 2015, aims to contribute to the development of the union’s strategy for smart, sustainable and integrator. In addition, this project seeks the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the outermost regions of the Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores, as well as the geographically closest African countries: Cape Verde, Senegal and Mauritania.
